The Saturday teachings until autumn have been decided and scheduled. Please follow the links above for details. More information about the May event is below. There will be weekend events in May, June, and July, but none in August. We are also delighted to give early notice that the Aro gTér Lineage Holders, Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen, are coming to teach at Aro Ling Cardiff on September 2nd – details coming soon.

Due to the support of people attending our events, Aro Ling Cardiff has donated £100 to the Drala Jong Appeal this month. Thank you very much for enabling us to support this project to establish an Aro gTér Lineage centre in Wales.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Ngakma Nor’dzin and Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin

Saturday 6thMay– Vajrayana teaching entitled ‘Untying Knots’. Through the three root misconceptions of attraction, aversion and indifferencepatterning is created. Patterning locks us into the cycle of karmicresponse, moment by moment, life after life. When a sense ofdissatisfaction arises through noticing the self-defeating nature ofthese cycles, we are instantaneously at the base of practice. Learn how tountie the knots of patterning to make response more open and free,liberating basic goodness and joy. In the Aro gTér Lineage the sutric teachings are found in the Ulukha-mukha Sutra – the Songs of the Owl-faced Dakini. Ngakma Nor’dzin and Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin will explore some of the core teachings with reference to Dzogchen view.

Full details for this event, and for June and July, are on the website (please click on links above). Details of the September day of teachings with the Aro gTér Lineage Holders, Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen to follow.10:00 –16:00, please bring a packed lunch. £25 donation requestedSunday 7th May–three practice sessions: 10:00 – 11:00 meditation and song, 11:30 – 12:30 Jong Dar, 13:00 – 15:00 tsog’khorlo ceremony. £5 donation per session requestedPlease join us for all sessions, a
single session, or any combination that suits you. £35 donation
requested if attending all sessions Saturday and Sunday (£5 discount).
All welcome.

Aro Ling Cardiff meets at 5 Court Close, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 1JR. The practice roomis on the ground floor with
direct access from the street, and is wheelchair accessible.

All
classes and groups are led by ordained Buddhists with
many years of
practice
experience.

Donations
are requested to cover costs, and so that Aro Ling
Cardiff can make donations to the Buddhist charity,
Sang-ngak-chö-dzong #1019886.

For fuller details of events at Aro Ling Cardiff, please visit

aro-ling.org/cardiff or meetup.com/arolingcardiff 07875 716644

Meditation
group – beginners and experienced meditators
welcome. Short periods of meditation are interspersed with yogic song
and chant. Discover emptiness and self-awareness. For more information
about meditation in the Aro gTér Nyingma tradition, please view the information page on MeetUp.The 10:00 session on the Sunday of the first weekend of the month follows the same format.Jong Dar is a term that covers all the physical practices of the Aro Tradition of
Vajrayana Buddhism. Each class is 1
hour. The session includes Ying’khor, sKu-mNyé, walking meditation, and standing meditation. The 25 Ying ’khor exercises involve subtle movement in a standing
position. Some include visualisation of coloured light energy
synchronised with the breath. A few involve sound as vocalised
syllables. sKu-mNyé
(the ‘s’ is silent) in the Aro tradition is a system of 111
repetitive physical exercises which massage the spatial nerves of the
subtle, energetic body – giving rise to extraordinary sensations. In
these unusual sensations it is possible to find the presence of non-dual
awareness—rigpa—momentary enlightenment. It offers a range of movements, from
simple and gentle to demanding and vigorous – so there is something for
everyone. All are welcome whatever age or level of fitness. A wonderful
form of exercise that is refreshing and invigorating.The charity of the Aro gTér Lineage in the UK is called ‘Sang-ngak-chö-dzong’ (UK charity number 1019886). This was the name given by Kyabjé Düd’jom Rinpoche. There are also other European charities connected with the Lineage, plus Aro Gar in the USA. Currently we are fund-raising to establish a residential retreat centre in Wales, which will be called ‘Drala Jong’.For information about this appeal, please see http://arobuddhism.org/drala-jong/drala-jong-appeal.html or go to the Drala Jong appeal blog.Extracts from Aro gTér Lineage publications appear once a week on a blog called Aro Quotation. If you would like to receive the Aro Quotations by email, please go to the blog and subscribe.The Aro gTer Lineage also offers a free meditation course. The course is delivered in weekly emails.